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bailout — UK US /ˈbeɪlaʊt/ noun [C, usually singular] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE a loan or other financial support that is given to a person, company, or country to help them when they are in financial difficulties: »A government spokesman claimed that the… … Financial and business terms

bailout — n. Financial assistance to an ailing business to save it from failure. v. bail out The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. bailout … Law dictionary

bailout — [bāl′out΄] n. [see BAIL1, vt. 3] 1. a helping out of one in difficulty ☆ 2. a providing of government financial aid to a failing company, city, etc … English World dictionary

Bailout — For other uses of the term, see Bailout (disambiguation). In economics, a bailout is an act of loaning or giving capital to an entity (a company, a country, or an individual) that is in danger of failing, in an attempt to save it from bankruptcy … Wikipedia

bailout — Various procedures whereby the owners of an entity can obtain its profits with favorable tax consequences. With corporations, for example, the bail out of corporate profits without dividend consequences might be the desired objective. The… … Black's law dictionary

bailout — Various procedures whereby the owners of an entity can obtain its profits with favorable tax consequences. With corporations, for example, the bail out of corporate profits without dividend consequences might be the desired objective. The… … Black's law dictionary

bailout — /bayl owt /, n. 1. the act of parachuting from an aircraft, esp. to escape a crash, fire, etc. 2. an instance of coming to the rescue, esp. financially: a government bailout of a large company. 3. an alternative, additional choice, or the like:… … Universalium

Bailout — A situation in which a business, individual or government offers money to a failing business in order to prevent the consequences that arise from a business s downfall. Bailouts can take the form of loans, bonds, stocks or cash. They may or may… … Investment dictionary